I know it is said that famous last words are "I'm doing the diet perfectly". However, after 3 years of LC, I went back to Atkins Induction to try and break a stall and I DID do it perfectly.

I quit all dairy. No caffeine, no aspartame, no soft drinks (sodas) to avoid aspartame & citric acid. Nothing but meats (chicken, pork, lamb or fish), eggs, LC veggies in the correct amounts (measured), lettuce with oil & vinegar, butter for cooking

At least 3 litres of water daily, no other drinks except peppermint tea with liquid Sugar Twin.

Supplements: GNC multi vitamins, Vit. C & E, Cal/mag, CoQ10, Oils- borage & salmon, Thyrolean (4), Chromium Piccolinate (200), L-carnitine, glucosamine & chondroitin sulphate, soy isoflavone capsules & a combo (black cohosh, dong quai, red clover etc )

I did lose the usual 6 pounds of water in the first week, then stayed the same for 4 days. Today on Day 11, I am UP 2 pounds.

The only thing I can think of is that I did have 4 strips of lower salt bacon & some
tinned chicken yesterday, and some pork rinds( which I can finally buy in Toronto) Could it be sodium? No it's not TOM.

Any suggestions or help towards breaking the major stall, if these last 2 pounds are just water? I really need to get this weight off for health reasons.

BarB

Menu
Breakfast: 32 oz of peppermint tea with supplements
3 eggs poached, fried or scrambled

Lunch : leftover meats from other suppers
1 litre of water

Supper: chicken, fish, pork, lamb - grilled, sauteed in butter,
2/3 C broccoli, zucchini, cauliflower or green beans
2 C lettuce w/ oil & vinegar or LC Caesar dressing

Snacks: not hungry so usually just more water during the day.

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